PROSPECTIVE MEMBER PROFILES
Chelsea Dye is an entrepreneur, educator, and wellness strategist and coach. She is a passionate wellness strategist, educator, and mindset coach with over 15 years of experience in the wellness industry. As the founder of Blend + Press Wellness Bar and co-founder of the Purpose & Plants Lifestyle Project, Chelsea is committed to empowering individuals, families and organizations through plant-forward living, mindfulness, and movement. Her approach is grounded in neuroscience, emphasizing the importance of both body and mind in achieving lasting wellness.In addition to her wellness work, Chelsea is a seasoned entrepreneur with a strong background in business development, branding, and marketing. She has successfully built and managed multiple businesses, creating impactful wellness experiences and products that inspire healthier lifestyles. Her dedication extends to mentoring youth in mindfulness and athletics, as well as supporting female entrepreneurs in growing their own ventures.
With expertise in art, design, business and fitness, Chelsea brings a creative and holistic perspective to all her endeavors. Her mission is to inspire, educate, and guide others toward becoming the best versions of themselves. She and her daughter, Brady (7th grader at Blessed Sacrament School), live in Ardsley Park with their two dogs. One of Chelsea's primary driving factors in joining Metro Rotary is because of her desire to re-engage with service.
Sponsors: Whitney Shephard and Jeanine Roach
Molly Knutson is an Arizona native proudly calling Savannah home for the foreseeable future. She is a pallet manufacturing professional specializing in digital customer acquisition, sourcing, human resources and process design (you do it all at a family business!). She has been married to her soulmate, Jeff, since 2017. She is a working mother to a curious 3-year-old (James) and 9-year-old rescued hound mutt (Rebby). Molly believes in community engagement, supporting local businesses and acts of service to others. In 2018, the Army moved Molly and Jeff to Savannah. When Jeff separated from service in 2019, they decided they loved Savannah too much to move back to either of their hometowns of Phoenix and Milwaukee. Jeff's transportation career carried over well into the civilian world and he currently works as a supply chain manager for HMTX Industries. Molly and Jeff prioritize service to others, community involvement and supporting local businesses whenever possible. They support the United Way and Old Savannah City Mission through monetary and material donations whenever they hold drives (coat drives, food donation drives, etc.).
Molly believes in community, showing up for people, and she loves finding ways to connect people together. As a military family, she was surrounded by people who always wished for some semblance of roots. She strived to provide that for their military community in the form of regular coffee outings, dinners for friends whose spouses were deployed or caring for other's children so they could have some much-needed rest. She began to feel inherent joy through the act of just 'showing up.' In 2018, everything changed for Molly. Her eldest sister Patty died tragically on St. Patrick's Day. It was the worst day of Molly's life. Over the course of the next year, she finally learned how it felt when other people showed up for her. When their son was born, she and Jeff agreed early in their parenthood journey that they want to instill in him the sense of community, helping others and simply 'being there' when people need it.
Molly enjoys gardening and planting wildflowers. They have over 70 house plants! She is both a huge Green Bay Packers fan (and shareholder) as well as a self-proclaimed Mega Swiftie. She loves learning about urban planning, specifically walkable cities, and she loves teaching James age-appropriate athletics. She has been told she has the best peach salsa recipe in all of Georgia.
Sponsors: Kristin King and Aaron Miller
Deanna Whitt was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She loves to read and write (poetry, fantasy and non-fiction) and despite her artistic aspirations, she's quite pragmatic, analytic and logical. Her passions revolve around career advocacy, training, problem-solving, strategy and storytelling. She is a current Mentor for American Corporate Partners (ACP) assisting Military Spouses and Veterans.
Over the last 20 years, Deanna's commitment to understanding the brand, client and the customer coupled with her extensive management and consulting experience has served her clients and teams alike in driving high value, strategic transformations. She leads large and complex business initiatives collaborating across multiple organization stakeholders to include marketing, analytics, creative, technology, operations, finance, risk and compliance. As a Senior Director in Client Services at Merkle, she worked to exponentially grow and digitally transform some of the most nationally recognizable brands such as Mercedes Benz, USAA, Tiffany & Co. and Citizens Financial Group, to name a few. Deanna is currently building a better working world with EY (Ernst & Young) delivering business consulting services within the Government Public Sector.
Deanna is a proud Navy Veteran having served 1997-2006. She warmly calls Savannah home with her husband, Chad, and their kind, energetic, inquisitive, and intelligent son, Carson (age 6). They are members of St. James Catholic Church.
Sponsors: Emily Doherty and Suzanne Kirk